Copy of death sentence of Antoine Laurent Lavoisier entitled "Jugement qui condamne a la peine de mort Lavoisier, fermier general..." It is dated 19 Floreval An II [8 May 1794]. The death sentence is signed "Wolff, C. greffier" and carries the...

Text from back of image: "Lady Mary Heath, noted British flyer, is near death as result of a plane crash in which she was flying went through a factory roof near the Great Lakes Aircraft Corp. Field at Cleveland. Photo shows the remains of the...

Text from back of image: "The wreckage of Walter Hunter's Travelair at the National Air Races Sept. 6th. Hunter, testing his ship for the Thompson Trophy Race, had to abandon the plane when 150 feet off the ground as a gasoline line burst. The...

Text from back of image: "The broken fueselage of a tri-motored plane after it had crashed at Neodesha, Kansas, carrying six to death and injuring eight. The ship was carrying the Winnipeg Toilers, championship basketball team of Canada, home after...

Written on back: "Story sent you before but repeat it. One of the nicest little Kindergarten children in Konia. Father beaten to death by Turks Mother starved to death. She and her sister [illegible]." Written on folder: "In correspondance between...

Letter from William's sister, Ellen, to William informing him of the death and funeral of her son (William's nephew), Henry du Pont Irving. She also expresses her wish that William could have been there.

Text from back of image: "Photo #2 - desolate snow and ice waste - fur traders and their dog team headed for Moose Factory, from which point the rescued balloonists started back to Cochrane and civilization after facing death four days in the...

Ephrata Cloister was developed by Johann Beissel and a group of German settlers in 1732 on 250 acres. The buildings housed a convent / monastery and a section for married followers. By self-discipline, they strictly followed the teachings of the...

Ephrata Cloister was developed by Johann Beissel and a group of German settlers in 1732 on 250 acres. The buildings housed a convent / monastery and a section for married followers. By self-discipline, they strictly followed the teachings of the...